- Date
- February 8, 1973
- Place
- Yerington, NV · YERINGTON, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8073XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730208002389A
- Case key
- 170005
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0314 73/2/8 YERINGTON,NEV CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 401 TIME - 1425 N8073X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YEARINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV YERINGTON,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8073X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yearington Muni
N8073XRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 172BAirframe modelCessna 172BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8073X · 1
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